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Nursing home ranks at bottom (4/20/18)In a September 2016 court filing, federal prosecutors said Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation of Shelbyville was providing "grossly substandard, and/or worthless nursing home services to Medicare and TennCare" patients. Nearly two years later Glen Oaks is still in need of improvements...
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Accident victim thrown from pickup into field (4/19/18)A seriously injured man thrown from his wrecked truck was found lying in a field off Hendon Memorial Road early Tuesday, Shelbyville police said. Justin Kokochak was found in a field 67 feet from the truck by Sgt. Gregg Loyd moments after officer Jerry Lawrence discovered the truck while on patrol...
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Identifications sought for World War I soldiers' portraits (4/22/18)Do you have an ancestor who served in World War I? Have you ever seen photos of him? If so, The Webb School would like you to take a look at some photos in today's Times-Gazette. During the war, William R. Webb Jr., son of Webb School founder Sawney Webb, was co-principal of the school, and "de facto headmaster," according to Webb history instructor L.R. Smith...
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Meet Bedford County's new archivist (4/22/18)Bedford County has a new archivist. Anna Frazier, who is originally from McMinnville and currently living in Nashville, took the reins on Feb. 26. Two years ago, Anna and her husband, Rick, were drawn to the beautiful rolling hills and endless landscape of the Bedford County area in order to find more of a simpler life outside of the ever growing city. ...
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Stop harassing our teachers (4/22/18)To the Editor, This letter is in response to Brooke Sanders and Linda Clanton who wrote to complain about being blocked from Facebook and having comments deleted by the Bedford County Education Association. I am a parent of a 5th and 9th grader and have always been very pleased with the teachers my children have had over the years...
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Plate theft suspect arrested after chase (4/20/18)A man accused of stealing the license plate and its Alabama football frame from a vehicle at the Shelbyville Walmart on Thursday night was arrested shortly afterwards near Murfreesboro after a vehicle chase, authorities said. The victim said she saw a man, later identified as Tony Poarch, who "stared at her very strange then left in a hurry," police were told. ...
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Sumner County escapee captured in Shelbyville (4/22/18)A man wanted for jail escape in Sumner County since 2016 was found living in a Shelbyville travel trailer park Thursday night. Robert “Rob” Renn, 46, and a companion, Shirley Denise Chaffin, were arrested around 6:45 p.m. at the camper in Rambo Trailer Park, police said...
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Suspect feels ‘disrespected,’ shoots over drugs, money (4/17/18)Respect and money led to the shooting of a Shelbyville man Sunday afternoon, police said Monday. Deonte Taylor, 24, is in critical condition at a Nashville hospital today after the attack at his Anthony Lane apartment, Det. Lt. Brian Crews said...
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Federal lawsuit enters settlement phase (4/20/18)Glen Oaks Health and Rehabilitation in Shelbyville is one of 14 nursing homes owned by Vanguard Healthcare, based in Brentwood. Vanguard has owned Glen Oaks since 2007 and during that time the company has off-and-on been involved in civil litigation with the federal government, accused most recently in 2016 of filing false (forged) claims for payment and providing substandard care of medicare and medicaid patients...
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Police officer bitten, hit by suspect (4/24/18)A woman who allegedly bit a Shelbyville policeman and punched him in the face Saturday night has been charged with aggravated assault on an officer. Officer David Curley was attempting to question a suspect in a traffic accident when her niece attacked him, his report said...
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